Evening Star Newspaper, July 16, 1896, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1896—TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL — NOTICES. MASONIC — A SPECIAL MEETING OF OSIRIS Lidge, Xo. 26, F. A. A M., will be held at the | lodge ‘room, 1007 G st._n.w., on FRIDAY EVEN- ING, Juty 17, 1896, at 7:30, COs Work: First dearee. ) “By ord-r of the W. M. H. P. GERALD, Secretary. 16. isting between €. Hummer, triding 1 consent. C. of the Washington, Syl. LEVE- of HOUR'S OUTING AND VIS ‘The handsomest and Washington's suburbs. ‘APPLIED TO ¥¢ system Will show its defects. Delay may mean sickness in your housebold. Attend to it at on Applied by me oniy WILLIAM KOCH, Sanitary Plumber, 13vh'st. nw. "Phone 865. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Controller of the Currency. Washington, June 30, 1896. WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence preseuted to the undersigned. it has been made to appear that “The Rizgs National Bank of Waxlington, D. in the city of Washington and District of bla, bas complied with ail the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be iT ¢ chotcest cowplied with before ation shall be au- thorized to commence the business of banking; NOW THEREFORE I, James H. Eckels, Con- troller of the Currency, do hereby certify that “The Higgs National Bank of Washington, D. in the City of Washington, and District oi Columbia, 1s authorized to commence the bust- ness of banking, as provided in section fifty-one hundred and siity-nine of the Revised Statutes vf the United Stat IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my band and seal of office this thirtieth day of June, 1896 Sealy JAMES H. ECKELS, Controller of the Currency. dyl1-6or No. 5,046. 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Rabbitt of the Humane Society has recetved a number of complaints against the drivers of truck carts and wagons, who are hauling bricks to the Methodist University, and yesterday he t on the Tenleytown hill and saw what the drivers were doing. He had previously notified many of the drivers that they should not attempt to haul full loads up the hill. Many of them had complied with his notice, but a colored driver named Péter Berry, who had not done so, found it necessary to use hig whip on his team. Before the top of the hill was reached the horses became exhausted and Agent Rab- bitt tock possession of the team. This morning the case was tried in the Police Court, the driver being charged with cruelly beating the horse, while Joshua Bur, who owns the team, was charged with overloading. They were each fined $5. = = ee — Agent Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over comes Fiatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child ts rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. CAg- TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA fe so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me.” H. A. ARCHER, M.D., 111 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. Y. “For sevecal years I have recommended ‘Casto- ria," and shall always continue to do so, as it has Invariably produced beneficial results."* EDWIN F. PARDEE, M._D., 125th st. and 7th ave., New York city. DISTRICT POPULISTS They Indorse the Nomination of Bryan and Sewall. LABOR MEN TAKE PART IN THE ACTION Carl Browne Makes a Speech and is Elected Delegate. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ro The populists of the District of Columbia, in convention assembled at 1420 New York avenue last night, indorsed the cand‘dacy of Bryan and Sewall upon the democratic rational ticket. Bryan was indorsed be- cause of his stated populistic tendencies, and Sewall was received with open arms on account of his alleged greenback record. Officers of the Knights of Labor organiza- tion took a prominent part in the action. ‘The convention was held for the purpose of selecting delegates to the populist na- tional convention at St. Louis, which meets July 22. The call was issued several days ago, and was as follows: By the authority vested in me as the sec- retary of the national committee, people's party, I hereby cail a mass convention of the populists of the District of Columbia to meet at the rooms of the Silver Knight Publishing Company, 1420 New York ave- nue northwest, cn Wednesday evening, July 15, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing four delegates to the national cou- vention at St. Louis, Mo., Juiy 22 and transacting any other business that may come before the convention. A full at- tendance desired. J. H. TURNER, Sec. Nat'l Executive Com., People’s Party. When the meeting was called to order twe candidates were presented for chaiz- man—Mr. E. M. Blake, prominent in labor circles of the District, and Mr. Carl Browne, best remembered as the lieutenant of the Coxey army in its memorable march upon the national capital. Mr. EB. M. Binke Chairman. The question of home rule was raised against Mr. Browne, and Mr. Blake was elected chairman. Upon that Mr. J. Selden Cewdea nominated Mr. Carl Browne for secretary, and he was unanimously elected. The convention then proceeded to business without further delay. Mr. M. J. Bishop of the Knights of Labor offered a set of iesolutions indorsing the nomination of Bryan. “Mr. Bryan has been as good a populist as there is in the United States today,” said Mr. Bishop, “and in indorsing htm we need not fear that the populist party will lose any cf its distinctiveness.” The resolutions were received with en- thuslastie applause by the convention and were on the point of being adopted without debate, when It was suggested that there was a possible ambiguity in one line. A committee was therefore @ppointed, con- sisting ef Messrs. Bishop, Thornton and Turner, to shape the resolutions. They reported in a few minutes the fol- lowing resolutions: The Resolutions. Whereas, the people's party have sound- e@ the keynote of industrial liberty in the adoption of the declaration of principles known as the Omaha platform; and, where: after years of effort we have finally induced the better element in one of the old parties to practically recognize the principles we have contended for; and, whereas, the plutocratic and monopolis element in both old parties are apparentl contributing to once more defeat the asp’ rations of the ni and, whereas, Hon. Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska has at all times been a consistent advocate and de- fender of the most vital issues, we are fighting to establish; Therefore, Resolved, That the delegates elected by this convention are hereby In- structed to cast thelr votes and use all honorable meens to secure the nomination of the said Hon. Wm. J. Bryan as the standard bearer of the people's party in the campaign of 1866." Mr. Cowden Didn't Want Instructions At this point the question was raised as to the right of persons present to vote in the convention. To settle the issue Mr. Carl Browne moved to admit to the balloting all persons present who would agree to support the nominees of the St. Louts con- vention. This motion brought Mr. J. Sel- den Cowden to his feet. “I am a socialist,” he cried. “After the Chicago convention I bolted the socialist party to indorse the nomination of Bryan, knowing that Bryan stands for a great deal more than the democratic platform con- veys. I now recant that bolt if we are to be bound tonight by any instructions. I do not want to be hampered by instruc- tions, but to use my own judgment.” “I ralse the point of order that Mr. Cow- den has no business in this convention if he is a soctalist,” cried a voice in the rear of the room. “I second the point of order,” said Mr. M. J. Bishop of the Knights of Labor. “Socialism {s not populism, and we don’t want any of it here.” (Applause.) “Why, my friends, we're all united upon the questions at issue,” said Mr. Cowden. “We are all here as kickers against the gold bug plutocracy. I am a supporter of the man whom your resolutions have just indorsed, and I demand the right to take Part in the proceedings.” The chair sustained Mr. Cowden and overruled the point of order made against im. Mr. Thornton was then recognized tc speak to the resolutions. “Mr. Bryan is at heart a populist,” said Mr. Thornton, “I am personally acquainted with him, and I ace that-he is the man for us to stand ye Sewall a Greenbacker. Here Mr. Cowden got the floor again to advocate including Mr. Sewall in the in- dorsement of the convention. “Mr. Sewall is a greenbacker,” cried Mr. Cowden, “and I know he has been a consistent friend of greenbacks, silver and labor for ,yeats.” ‘This sentiment was echoed by a number of persons in the hall. Mr. Turner testified that although Mf. Sewall was a large em- ployer of labor he had never had a strike of his men. (Applause.) “I met Mr. Sewall sixteen years ago,” testified Mr. 0. C. Sabin. “At that time he entertained the most advanced views upon the money question. Some people thought his ideas were crazy then. They don't think so now. Sewall told me then that if the republican party continued their mon- opolistic course and their financial policy they would ruin the country and endanger the Hberties of the people. Sewall said he would rather lose every dollar of his own money and investments than to see that financial policy perpetuated.” Mr. Turner was then recognized for a short speech. “We want the White Hous. we want the army and we want the navy,” said Mr. Turner, “and until we get them we cannot consider our success as com- plete.” (Applause.) When Mr. Turner concluded, Mr. Carl Browne was recognized. Carl Browne Talks. “I have just finished painting a pano- rama for the campaign,” said Mr. Carl Browne. “The concluding picture rep- resents the goddess of the people's party rolling over the clouds of the states that we expect to carry in November. She bears a cornucopia full of gold, silver and greenbacks that she {s distributing to the farmers, miners, laborers and business men. In the rear is observed ‘gold basis’ sinking to oblivion. The whole scene is il- luminated by a silver sun rising in the east, being a silver. portrait of the next President of the United States, W. J. Bry- an. (Applause.) “Theosophically, I know that W. J. Bry- an is the reincarnation of Andrew Jackson and spiritually I see the forms around him of Washington, Lincoln and the la- mented Polk to strengthen him to a fes- toration of the gcvernment to the people. “Lincoln always wound up by telling a story,” said Mr. Carl Browne, “and I will tell you one to illustrate the present con- nection between the populists and the dem- ccrats. Out west in a remote locality there were two prominent families, the Skates and the Bates. They were about the only families in the county, and as they had to crowd somebody, their children intermar- ried. “They finally became so intermingled, that THE OFFICIAL dH 4 rl WEATHER MAP. @ Partly Cloudp © Cloudy. @ Rain, EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are tso- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are feotherms, or Mnes of equal temperature, Jrawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain oF snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. areas of high and .ow barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind The words “High” and “Low” show location of FAIR AND ‘SLIGHTLY COOLER. The Official Prediction as to the Weather Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday: For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer- sey, fair tonight and Friday; cooler Fri- day morning; northerly winds. For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, fair and slightly cooler Friday; northerly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast— The center of low pressure has advanced to the Gulf ef Saint Lawrence. An area of high pressure has developed in the up- per Mississippi valley. The pressure _re- mains relatively high on the gulf coast, but has fallen decidedly. Cooler weather prevails throughout the luke regions, Ohio, Missourt and upper Mississippi valleys. It is slightly cooler in southern New England and the middle states. Showers have-occurred in the north At- lantic states, the lower lake region, the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys. More settled and cooler weather is indi- cated for New England, the middle At- lantic states, the lower lake region and Ohio valley, possibly preceded by showers in the middle states tonight. Generally fair weather, with little change in tempera- ture, is probable throughout the south. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: dn During the past twenty-four hours— Cincinnati, 1.50; Pittsburg, 2.08; Knoxville, 1.04; Atlantle City, 1. Lander, 1.64; Chey- enne, 4.70; Phoenix, 1.48; Marion, Ala., 1.64. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 79; condi- tion, 1. Receiving reservoir, temperature, condition at north connection, 2; con- dition at south connection, 8. Distributing. reservoir, temperature, 83; condition at in- fluent gate house, 10; effluent gate house, 13. ‘Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 6:10 a.m. and 6:23 p.m.; high tide, 11:57 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:07 a.m. and 7:18 p.m.; high tide, 0:33 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. The San and Moon, Sun rises, 4:47; sun sets, 7:24. Moon sets, 10:43 p.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:32 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 3:54 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted a t8:17 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:12. Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 76; 2 p.m., 70; maximum, 83; mini- mum, 70. THE WEA®BHER FORECASTS BY FLAG SIGNALS. No. 1. No. 2 No. 3 No. 4. No. 5. Clear or fair Temperature Cold wave. weather. signal. Explanation ‘The flags are hotsted each day upon the issue of the Kings. of tho morning weather mrp and float until dark. They indicate the weather that may be expected during the follow.ng thirty-six hours, but more par- ticularly the last twenty-four hours of that perl downward. coudt.lona first tamed in the forecast will be rep lod. They are to be read from the top of the staff If more than one kind of weather is predicted for the perlod from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. the resented by the yppermort flag. When a warning of a ‘cold wave’ is included in the forecast message. the cold-wavs flag wil be displayed below the proper weather flag. The temperature flag, when placed above numbers 1, 2 or 8, Indicates waymer weather; when placed below numbers 1, 2 or 3, indicates colder weather; when not displayed, the indications are that the temperature will remein stationary. as an old man of the neighborhood ex- pressed {t, ‘Some is Skateses an’ some is Batescs, and we can't tell which from other. That is just the way it 1s going to be with the democrats and the popu- ists.” (Applause.) Mr. Carl Browne said he would serve as a delegate if it cowld be insured that he “would not be put off the grass Bryan’s Populistic Sympathies. Mr. John W. Devine, one-time candidate for Congress on the populist ticket in Ne- braska, then rose to testtfy to the populis- tic sympathies of Bryan. “I know Bryan and I know Sewall,” he said, “and they are both all right. We can’t do better than to indorse them both. “I have met Sewall in greenback conven- tions,” put in Col. Redstcne, a prominent populist of the District. “He was a dele- gate there, and I know him to be an old- line greenbacker.” Dr. McCune, said to be one of the orlgi- nal populists, and godfather to the party, opposed the indorsement of the democratic candidates as being inconsistent with true populism. His argument was vigorously contreverted by Mr. OG. C. Sabin, who said that if the St. Louis conventicn did not in- do} Bryan it weuld fritter away ite op- portunities and the only people who would ultimately benefit by 1t would be the shy- locks. “This 1s a movement of the people, engi- neered by God Almighty,” said Mr. Sabin. “I see the hand of Providence in that Chi- cago convention, which prevented the nom- ination of Bland, Boles, or some other man whom the populists could not have in- dorsed, and brought about the selection of Bryan, for whom we can all stend.” “The men who fight agaipst this move- meni,” said the Rev. Brabster West, ‘will fight against God Almighty. The demo- cratic party has been converted to popu- lism. Why, was it not Saul who stoned the prophets, yet who became converted, and now, next to the Savior, stands at the head of the church? I do believe that Prov- idence has shown His hand in this mat- ter. “Yes,” put in Col. Redstone, ‘and He has trotted out the man of the century.” Doyle of Georgia. At this point a tall, swarthy -complex- icned man who had been standing unob- served in the corner, stepped to the front. “I am Doyle,” he said; ‘Doyle of Georgia. I was one of the first men to see the im- pertance of this populist movement. It is true that I have not been put in jail or put off the grass like my friend Carl Browne, “APENTA” THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Bottled at the UJ HUNYADI SPRINGS, Buda Pest, Hungary, Under the absolute control of the Royal Hungarian Chemical Hustitute (Ministry of Agri- culture), Buda Pest. . “We know of no stronger or more favorably-constituted Natural Aper- ient Water than that yielded by the Uj Hunyadi Springs.” L. LIEBERMANN. Chemical Institute (Ministry of Agriculture), Buda Pest. APPROVED BY THE ACADEMIB DE MBEDBCINBE, PARIs. Prices: 15 cts. and 25 cts. per bottle. OF AEL DRUGGISTS AND MINERAL WATER DEALERS. Full Analysis and additional Testi- mony and Information supplied by CHAS. GRAEF & CO., 32 Beaver Street, New York, Sole Agents of THE APOLLINARIS CO., LD. See that the Label bears the well- known RED DIAMOND Mark of THE APOLLINARIJS CO., LD. but if there had been any grass to be put of of I would have beea the victim. I have not met my brethren of the District and I take this means of introducing my- Let's send Doyle as a delegate, although he is Doyle of Georgia,” cried a vole. The resolutions as reported were then unanimously adopted after inserting the heme of Sewall for indorsement with that of Bryan. The selection of delegates té the St. Louis convention was then -leclared to be in order. Mr. J. Selden Cowden an- nounced his willingness to zo to St. Louis as a delegate. The point of order was again raised against him that he was a socialist and should not represent the populist and labor elements of the District. “Why,” cried Mr. Cowden, “I am for your ticket. It was my wit that put Sew- all's name in your resoluttons. If I had rot raised the point of his being a green- backer you wouldn't have thought of him.” Delegates Elected. The balloting for delegates resulted in the selection of Mr. Carl Browne, Mr. J. H. Turner, Rev. Alexander Kent and Mr. H. S. Doyle as delegates, with Mr. M. J. Bishop, Mr. H. B. Martin, Mrs. Jennie Monroe and Mr. S. H. Hines as alternates. Mr. Sabin then moved that the populists of the District create a permanent organ- ization. “We might call it the District of Columbia Club of Rejuvenated Demoecra- cy,” suggested Mr. Sabin, “or call it the Bryan and Sewall Club.” Upon reconsider- ation, however, Mr. Sabin recommended that the organization be called the People’s Party Club of the District of Columbia. This was agreed to. Mr. E. M. Blake was declared permanent president, Mr. C. E. Phelps secretary, and they were authorized to select one man from cach ward in the city to constitute an executive committee. A motion was made to indorse suffrage in the city. “We will fight that unless you extend the right of suffrage to the women of the Dis- trict,” sald Mrs. Monroe. ‘Whenever suf- frage is given here it will be only right that the women shall share it.” Mr. Carl Browne then distributed coples of the silver newspaper, with invitations to subscribe for it, and with this the meeting adjourned. THE CITY POST OFFICE. It Was Struck by Lightning, but No Damage Was Done. Lightning struck the new city post office during the severe thunder storm that passed over the city about 10:30 o'clock last right. No damage was done, out a num- ber of persons in the vicinity at the time experienced quite a severe shock te :heir nervous systems. Those who saw the occurrence say that the whole top floor and roof of the big building seemed fu!l of fiery liquid, spread- ing along all the iron beams and running instantaneously «cross the roof trusses from one side to the other and over the whole area of steel framework in the upper story. It seemed as if, for a second, the steel skeleton had been heated to a glow- ing temperature, and as suddenly cooled again. The shock vf the stroke’ was distinctly felt by many In the vicinity at the time of the flash. The brijliant-lghtning, simul- taneously accompanted by sharp reverbera- tions of thunder, startled the night-liners at their stand in fronteef the building, who thought that the building Itself was tumbling down. Superintendent Kinsey ‘said today, that there was not the slightest trace of any Ughtning stroke apparent’ on the build- ing. It had been carefully examined, but the most scrutinizing search failed to dis- close the spot where the bolt had struck. He said there were fully two hundred huge lightning rods—for so the supporting col- umns might be termed—tbat communicated directly from the roof to the ground, and that when the lightning, struck it was immediately diffused and Passed off quick- ly into the earth, A Bicycle Man ‘Assigns. An assignment for the benefit of his creditors was mede today to Charles B. Thorn by Joseph A. Thorn, trading in bi- cycles, &c., as the Thorn Manufacturing Company, at 8241 Water street. The as- sets consist of bills receivable tb the amount of $1,234.68, stock in trade, equity of redemption in sublot 23, square 777, and interest in the ehare of Columbus W. Thorn, deceased, of the estate of. the late Henry Thorn. Also household furniture and effects in house 188 R street northeast. The labilities aro placed at $19,991.90. —.——— Mr. Don Dickiuxon as Counsel. It is understood that Mr. Don Dickinson of Michigan, ex-Postmaster General, has been selected as counsel for the United States before the Bering sea claims com- mission, RAILROAD ‘CIRCLES War of Rates Between Southern and Seaboard Air Line, CONDITION OF THE B AND 0. New Methods on a Long Electric Railroad. BUYING A RAILROAD The war of rates which was foreshadow- ed in The Star several weeks ago between the Southern Railway Company and the Seaboard Air Line broke out yesterday, be- coming publicly known through a circular issued by Vice President and General Man- ager St. John of the Seaboard, in which he announced a cut of one-third in freight rates to all southern points reached by the two lines. The impression prevails in business cir- cles that the Southern will retailate; in fact, it Is said By the Seaboard people that the Southern has been cutting rates to Bal- timore from Norfolk for some time past. It is believed that the struggle will be a long and eventful one, and President Hoff- man of the Seaboard, who is also the head of its northern ally, the Bay Line of steam- ers, said some weeks ago, when the South- ern opened a line of vessels between Balt!- more and Norfolk, that the object of its rival was to crush the Bay Line out of ex- istence. This, however, was denied by Vice Pres dent Andrews of the Southern, who assert- ed that the only motive that the Southern had for entering the field was because it had for a long time operated a line be- tween Baltimore and West Peint, Va., but that the latter had ceased to be a profita- ble point, and the Scuthern having at great expense secured the cntrance into Norfolk, there was no other course from a business standpoint to pursue, and that if the South- ern captured any of the Seaboard and Bay Line’s traasportation business that would be the misfortune of the two latter com- panies, and not the fault of the Southern. Vice President St. John has published a card in some of the southern papers, in which it is intimated that he, like Presi- dent Hoffman, believes that the Southern wants to kill the Seaboard as a competitor. Buying a Road. Mention was made some time ago in The Star that the Southern Railway Com- pany and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company had submitted a proposition to the city of Cincinnati for the purchase of the Cincinnati Southern rail- the price to be $20,000,000, In pursuance of this tender a company, headed by Vice Presidents Andrews of the Southern and Taylor of the C. H. and D., was org. nized and a deal for the property Was negotiated between them the proper officers of Cine! ever, to the ratification of the vote that city at a special election, to be held on August 3. Strong efforts to prevent a consummation of the deal ar however, being some of the business men of Cinc! who have organized an for its object the defeat of tne at the pol them a property valued by some expert $30,000,000, The city of C on account of the road amoun $12,000,000, and it is said that many cf tke taxpayers want relief from the burd which the payment of the interest on this requires, but there are, it is said, mony other citizens and heavy shippers who would prefer that the road should be op- erated by a domestic corporation, and they believe that if that carnot be brought about the Louisville and Nashville or the Plant system would be willing to give as much, and perhaps more, than has heen offered by the Southern and C., H. and D. companies. The impression prevails, however, among well-informed men that the deal made with the last two companies will be ratified at the coming election, as they are said to be able to abundantly demonstrate their abil- ity to comply with all the conditions asked by the city officers. B. and 0. Affairs. Receiver Murray and General Manager Greene of the Baltimore and Ohio have re- turned east from a trip to Cincinnati, In the interests of the road. Mr. Murray is quoted as saying, while in the west, in reference to the prospects of the B. and O.: “Business seems to keep up with us, but it is not as good as we would like to have it. Still, our earnings are almost as much as they were for the same period last summer. I do not look for a change for the better, however, until after McKinley's election in Novem- ber. I have no doubt that he will be elected. “Affairs of the road are progressing sat- isfactorily, and {t will not be long before we will be in shape to handle all the business offered.” General Manager Greene said there was plenty of work to do in his (the operating) department. “We have,” he continued, “25,000 tons of rails that will be laid as scon as the roadbed and ties are fixed up, and the equipment ordered some time ago is being delivered. “A hundred coal cars and a large number of box cars have been received. The new locomotives will begin to*arrive very short- ly. We are not having any particularly bad luck, and our trains are running on time.” Receiver Murray of the B. and O. has ap- pointed Mr. Perry W. Hanson, paymaster of the trans-Ohio division of the road, to succeed the late Edmund Jenkins, who died a short time ago. Mr. Hanson hag been performing the duties of the office for sev- eral months, and has proved to his superior officers that he is a reliable and trustworthy man. He was for a long time Mr. Jenkins’ assistant, and the receivers believed, it is said, that it would be but right to give him the promotion. 3 The receivers of the B. and O. have, through the commercial freight agent at Atlanta, Mr. W. N. Mitchell, offered $5 apiece for the two largest watermelons grown in Georgia this year. The weighing is to be done by the nearest railroad agent, who will report to his general freight agent, and the latter will report the weights to Mr. Mitchell. The New York reorganization committee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany held a meeting in that city this week to receive the report of Mr. Stephen Little, the expert accountant, who made an exam- ination of the accounts of the company. ‘The report was not entirely complete, but it was said it would be ready to be printed and distributed in a few days. The showing a net lability ing to almost POSFTCPOSOSSSAS THEO TES ESS At a F Glance any one can see the differ- ence between the twin-bar of clear, pure Sunlight Greater Comfort. Lever Bros., Ltd., Hudson and Harrison aa ats, N.Y. Soap and other laundry soaps, but you'll know the difference when you use it because it cleanses with ~ Less Labor. POSSESS ASSESS SS SS OOO OEOO EOE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL. CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK sTOCK 1419 F st. sion butler. its of = Moore & Schley, 80 SSERLE een Bankers Lard Dealers in it Bends. yRalieid, Siok and Bees god, all pectic on ti excl ‘ew Boston and Baltimore beught and sold. A ‘ialty made of investment securities. Dis- trict Fonds and all local Ratiroad, Gas, Insuranco and Telephone Stock dealt in. Tees Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. $2.50 Rents a Box fo- ove year. $2.00 Rents a Storage Room for one mouth. Washington Safe Deposit Co. AND Sterage Warehouse, Jy16-13t ESTMENT THAT WILL PAY BETTER the best of Savings Banks—A Home at Office, 610 14th st. THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE 10 ing and Loan Association—Withdraval ef deposit at any tlme after one year; 6 per cent interest; shares mature in eighty-six (86) mouths; par value, $100.00. Real estate sold to members on small monthly pesments. Wm. Oscar Roome, Prest.. cashier Ohl Nat. Bank, Warh., D.C. Jax Scott, Treas., cashier Ne* Mechanics’ Bank, Ralto., Md. | Wash. office, 615 & n.w. Lewis Mundhelu. 19-1m INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS, ATTORNEY! AUCTION 8A! 12 5 $ arenes ar rare ar are a cee ee ee rece ed ERS OF DEEDS. y¥ BOARD... FINANCIAL FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE FUR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT i FOR RENT (Mie FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (:tooms) FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS. LOCAL MENTIO: Lost ANI MEDICAL PROPOSALS. RAILROAD: ECIAL NOTK AM CARPET CLEANING RBAN PROPERTY... SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (ielp) WANTED (Houses). WANTED (fs ellun-038) WANTED (ltooms). WANTED was stated to be somewhat better than had been expected. Electric Rond. Dr. Louis Duncan, chief of the electrical department of the Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, who is also chief consulting cngi- neer of the Columbia and Maryland Ele2- trie Railway Company, has perfected the plans for the overhead work on the line of the road. On account of the great speed at which the trains will, it is expected, be run, the authorities of the company several months since arrived at the conclusion that t wire ordinarily used on trolley roads woull not be practicable, and at their re- quest Dr. Dunean has ¢ then been ex- perimenting in order to determine upon a plan that would be absolutely safe. After much consideration it has been de- termined to adopt a plan entirely different from any now in use. Ii will have what ‘s known as center pol construction, and of Georgia pine, 3¥ feet long, and set et epart will be used. The trolley wire will be suspended 18% feet above the rails. Bracket arms of 2}.- inch wrought iron pipe will extend through the poles. The trolley wire will be sus- pended from these arms by special T cast- ings and a short length of pipe. Insulations will be firmiy attached to this vertical pipe, and the ear which grasps the trolley wire will be connected with the insulators by a split link, giving a flexibie support to the trolley wire. A smooth under running service for the trol- ley wheels is secured. The wire will be a safe distance below the bracket arms, so that in the event of the trolleys jumping they will not strike anything. Bare feeders to supply the electrical cur- rent will be located along the route at an average distance of every fifth pole, except on up grades they will be placed on nearly every pole. The copper trolley wire, which will be used will be about three’ times heavier than that in service on the ordi- nary electric lines, and it is expected that about 600,000 pounds will be required. It 1s understood that this form of construction will be used from the Baltimcre city lim- its to 4th street, Northeast Washington. > KANSAS’ DIVORCE LAW. It is Declared Ineffective—Over 35,000 Canes Affected. The Kansas court of appeals, all the judges concurring, has declared ineffective the law under which divorces have been granted in that state for twenty-five years, says the New York Sun. It is estimated that from 35,000 to 50,000 divorces are af- fected. The decision also affects property rights and the custody of children. Lawyers apprehend that the decision will cause an almost endless amount of confu- sion in marital relations, in the relations of. children to parents, and in the custody and disposition of property rights. Nearly all the decrees of divorce granted in Kansas have therefore been presumably to its own residents. That other persons than actual residents of Kansas at the present time will be affected there can be no doubt. Many of the divorced persons would have moved away from their Yormer homes and remarried, and some of these and their children can probably be found in almost every state in the Union. Every lawyer who was asked about the matter yesterday spoke of it as a very grave situation. “It is a very serious mat- ter indeed,” said Frederic R. Coudert to a Sun reporter. “It will affect the present marital relations of the parties to the di- vorce suits, making their new marriages illegal perhaps, depriving their children of legitimacy and disturbing the property in- terests of many families. If the decision is based upon the imperfection of some matter of procedure then perhaps the trou- bles caused by it can be remedied, but if it is based upon the unconstitutionality of the law itself then I do not see how it can be remedied. “In that case the whole of the decrees which have been issued under the law will stand as if they had never been issued. Therefore, the people who were married be- fore the decrees were issued will be married now, new marriages wiil be void, and it will be unlawful for the couples to continue to live together, and children born of these new marriages will be illegitimate. “Even the legislature, in that case, will be unable to straighten out matters. It cannot impair the rights of the older con- tracts nor deprive the people who would have acquired property rights under the old condition of things of these rights. It could mitigate the evils which would be produced by upsetting such a long line of legal action, but not cure them.” = Transfers of Real Estate. Geo. L. Ready, executor, et to Joseph N. Saunders, part original lot 12, sq. 724; $10. Jam2s M. Pipes et ux. to Thos. W. Cridler, lot 186, 9q. 60; $10. Benj. H. Butler et ux. to Lillian M. York, lots 158 and 154, Douglass; $10. Chas. A. Sckeuch et ux. to John Angermann, north half lot 32, olk. 6, Mt. Pleasant; $2,550. James H. et ux. to James M. Pi a ue ipes, lot 5, sq. 7" Frank Hume et al., trustees, to Jno. R. Gallo- way, part original lot 11, sq. 496; $3,000. Thos. Armat et al., trustees, to Carrle T. Julien, MiMlury i Eitan to Rate ce Newbur 1 Mary E. Fitch to Kate Newburgh, part lot 8, eg. 752; $10. a Walter ‘I. Hopkins to Chas. J. Govern, lot 76, 8q._ 3, West Eckington; $10. Frank Hume ¢ crecutors, to Jas. F. Keenan, 5; $3,400. ie Fegan, lot 46, sq. 496; $2,025. Richard W. Mann et ux. to Mattie L. Edwards, part lots D and E, sq. 196; $5. Mary Shugrue et al. to Catharine Brown, lot 115, sq. G77; $10. ———— Postmaster Appointed. The Pre lent has appointed George E. Oberholtzer postmaster at Clay City, Ind. ‘Like “Jack \ (The Giant Killer's; (Bean Stalk” —your money will grow if you deposit it here, where in- terest is paid on all sums. You can check against your ac- count at will—and interest will be paid on your average bal- ance. } American Securit PACKING and SHIPPING. All household tarnishings packed in the mast thorough and careful manner and shipped to any point in the world Vire-proof Warehouse, American Security and Trust Co.. Jy15-14d 1140 15th st. 463. ‘Salaried Folks ‘and Those “In Office” = Have every facility afforded them for starting and maintain- t t 1 i ing a bank account with us. In the first place—as swall a sum as one dcliar gives you all the privileges of A dcpositor—as We epen accounts. and posits for as Jitthy as chat “gain, our business bours ent cnough—9 to 8, r aturday evenings from 6 to S— Government pay days till 5 pan. Union Savings Bank, = yy1agsq 1222 F Street. Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent. Why not avoid the dangers Incident to keeping securities, important papers ——— and valuables about the ‘house, by ———— Fenting one of our safe deposit boxes ——— within our fire and burglar-proot ————_ Taults? The rental tor boxes is from ——— 83 to $39 per year, according to st ——— _ and location, and are readily accesstli ——— daily during business heurs, and only ———— to renters. —— OFFICE ————_ JouN Joy Epson, - President ——-— Joun —_ is. ————_ JOuN_&. CaRMoDy ————— ANDREY Parker shington Loan & Trust Co., COR. ‘TH AND F ST: OF THE 2 Company shire will be pw, ING, to of bush yz Proxids Tre it S surer, Washington, Je23, jy2.9,0 et The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1892 CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 per annum upvard. Securities, Jewelry, sllverware and valuables of el! kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMEN’ Deposits received from TFN CENTS upward, an interest allowed on $5 and above. Iocns money on isl estate and collateral Sectrity. Sells first-class real estate aud other securities in sums of $500 and upward. ‘TRUST DEPARTMENT ‘This company ts a legal depository for court and trust funds, and ects as administrator, executor, receiver, assignee, and executes trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by @ competent attorney in daily attendauce, OFFICERS. BENJAMIN P. SNYDI President THOMAS HYDE First Vice President W. RILEY DEEBLE. Second Vice President THOMAS R. JONES. Third Vice President E. FRANCIS RIGGS. GEORGE HOWarpD. ALBERT L, STURT! CHARLES E. NYMA’ $e19 T. J. Hodgen & Co., BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTT)N, GRAIN AND TROVISIO’ Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran bldg., cor. 15th and F sts, and 605 7th st. n.w. OFFICES. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Ge10-16tf° Silsby & Company, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 15th st. n.w., Natioral Metropolitan Benk building. Telephone 505. ‘Treasurer mbi19 W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. N& G. T. RAVERNER, ROOMS $ AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING (EMBER WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE), eal Estate & Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission on Wheat, 1-16. Telephone 453. Jel3-214 Toney at 5 Per Cent. Loaned in sums to sult on first-class D. C. real estate recurity. No delay. No unreasi Dense to borrower, ap22-tt